Mighty Gadget Blog: UK Technology News and Reviews

Free Twitter SMS alerts in the UK return thanks to Wadja

27th February 2009 by James Smythe

Wadja.com, the mobile web, media and messaging service, announced today that it will power Twe2 free Twitter SMS alerts – Twe2 is an international Twitter SMS service. Last year free text message updates from Twitter were stopped in the UK – but this new partnership between Wadja and Twe2 sees the service reinstated. The new … Read more

Sony X Series Noise Cancelling Technology

19th May 200926th February 2009 by James Smythe

The Sony X Series walkman is now available to order on Amazon. The NWZX1060B 32GB version is currently listed at £229.99. The NWZX1050B 16GB version is available for £179.99 In the next few months we should be seeing the release of Sony’s new flagship X series Walkman. From its features it looks like it … Read more

Rumour: PS3 Price Cut Soon

3rd March 200926th February 2009 by James Smythe

Mike Hickey from Janco Partners, a set of Analysts, is claiming that Sony needs to hack $100 off the price of the PS3 [bringing it down to $299] to make it more popular with cash-strapped consumers and that the cut is imminent. In a note to investors, Hickey wrote: “Recent channel checks indicate increased speculation … Read more

Phenom II X3 could have 4th core unlocked

25th February 2009 by James Smythe

AMD’s triple-core X3 CPUs are actually a quad core CPU with one of the cores disabled. According to Playwares, you can enable the fourth core of the Phenom II X3 710 simply by selecting Auto in the Advanced Clock Calibration setting on a Biostar TA790GX 128M motherboard. The site has posted some interesting screenshots that … Read more

Philips Prestigo SRT9320 remote control announced

8th October 201724th February 2009 by James Smythe

Philips has expanded its range of Prestigo universal remote controls with the new Prestigo STR9320. Personally I use the Logitech Harmony One but I find it has one major flaw and that is the lack of dedicated coloured buttons which are used on TVs and Sky in the UK. The Prestigo STR9320 has fewer buttons … Read more

New Screenshots of Snow Leopard

24th February 2009 by James Smythe

World Of Apple has posted some screenshots and a video detailing UI changes in the upcoming Snow Leopard.

You can now navigate the the folder structure in Stacks (view video below)

More images after jump

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23rd February 2009 by James Smythe

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Philips Cinema 21:9 Pricing and Release Date

23rd February 2009 by James Smythe

The Philips’ Cinema 21:9 HDTV is finally official and set to hit UK shops in June for €4000 which will work out a little over £3,500! Granted if it was 12 months ago it would work out closer to £2k which would be quite reasonable for such a niche LCD. This monster is a 56-inch … Read more

Windows 7 release candidate due in April

23rd February 2009 by James Smythe

The release candidate of Windows 7 was originally pencilled in for the end of this month however it has been announced that this will now be April 10th. The RC release should be the first major stepping stone on the way to a commercial release well before year’s end.. Microsoft has also revealed that the … Read more

Asus planning to release Google Android Netbook

23rd February 2009 by James Smythe

Google Android is by no means just for Mobile Phones. It is based on the Linux Kernel and is open to developers to write code in Java so there is plenty of functionality that can be added to it. Also the beauty of Android is that as it is designed to work on a mobile … Read more

Palm Pre 26 minutes of live demo at MWC09

19th February 2009 by James Smythe

Chris Davies of precommunity.com has posted a great 26 minute long video of the palm pre at MWC 2009

LG GD900: Worlds first transparent phone?

18th February 2009 by James Smythe

In such a competitive market companies need to gain as much market share as possible. One of LGs tactics is to release an absolutely huge number of phones, clearly trying to appeal to as many tastes as possible. The other technique they seem to be using is to try and stand out from the crowd. … Read more

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Trailer

18th February 2009 by James Smythe

Ok so not really gadget news but what gadget fan doesnt enjoy robots and s**t blowing up? Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is due for release on the 26th of June in the UK

SEVEN mobile messaging solution now supports Android

18th February 2009 by James Smythe

Anything that adds some new functionality to Android sounds good to me. SEVEN is the first Android solution to address both personal and business mobile email—along with calendars and contacts—on one intuitive and integrated client interface. The SEVEN Android client is available today for carriers and device manufacturers who plan to embed mobile email solutions … Read more

Sony Bravia WE5 Cuts Energy Costs, Not Picture Quality

17th February 2009 by James Smythe

Sony have just announced their new range of TVs, The WE5 range. This range claims to be their greenest range ever with power consumption cut by up to 50% compared to models such as the W4500. The TVs are Full HD 1080p in 40 or 46 inch varieties and uses the worlds first micro-tubular HCFL … Read more

Review: Sony’s flagship headphones MDR-XB700

17th February 2009 by James Smythe

Last week Sony announced their new line of headphones, the XB series. These new headphones are designed to deliver the lowest ever bass. The range includes and an in ear range consisting of the MDR-XB20EX and MDR-XB40. The other headphones all traditional closed-typ headphones and have a King size ear cushion and wide headband for … Read more

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